Athlon Gold 7220C vs FX-8170
Primary details
Comparing FX-8170 and Athlon Gold 7220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Architecture codename | Zambezi (2011−2012) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-8170 and Athlon Gold 7220C basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8170 and Athlon Gold 7220C compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM3+ | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8170 and Athlon Gold 7220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8170 and Athlon Gold 7220C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8170 and Athlon Gold 7220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8170 and Athlon Gold 7220C.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 15 Watt |
FX-8170 has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Athlon Gold 7220C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-8170 and Athlon Gold 7220C. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-8170 is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 7220C is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8170 and Athlon Gold 7220C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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